Sea Shepherd

The Cold War Over the Hottest of Blood

Paul Watson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green


Paul Watson

The Sea Shepherd crew is doing what governments should be doing, but refuse to do themselves, because of the threats of trade retaliation from Japan.

Legitimate Animal Activism

Shaun Monson | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


Shaun Monson

To label the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society "terrorists" is a very bold statement, and a reckless one at that. After all, it is a curious terrorist organization that hasn't actually killed anybody.

I Wasn't Ready to Drown, So I Prepared to Abandon Ship

Ashley Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Ashley Dunn

In a war situation, the unwritten law is that cameramen are neutral and "off limits" to soldiers. In this battle, the whalers saw the crew of Whale Wars as fair game.

Weather, Vegan Pirates Hinder Japan's Whale Hunt

treehugger.com | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green


Though the target for minke whales was 850, only 679 were caught due to disruptions caused by protestors. Whalers had hoped to catch 50 fin whales, bu...

Police Board Vegan Pirate Vessel, Seize Video

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green


SYDNEY — Police boarded the ship of a militant anti-whaling group and seized videotapes of violent clashes between the activists and Japanese wh...

Sea Shepherd's, Whalers' Boat Collide In Antarctic

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green


SYDNEY — A group of radical anti-whaling activists said they were pelted with bloody chunks of whale meat and blubber after their boat collided ...

Sea Shepherd Attacked By Japanese Whalers In Antarctic

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


SYDNEY — Japanese whalers blasted water from a cannon at conservationists who hurled bottles of rancid butter and paint during a clash Monday in...

Plan Would Save Antarctic Whales At Expense Of Australian Whales

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green


CANBERRA, Australia — The International Whaling Commission may ease its ban on commercial whaling to allow Japan to hunt whales off its coast in...

Sea Shepherds Offers Truce If Whalers Go To Court

Reuters | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green


Anti-whaling activists are prepared to end aggressive protests against Japan's scientific whale cull if Australia or New Zealand agree to challenge th...

Anti-Whaling Activists, Japanese Whalers At Odds Over Missing Sailor

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green


Sea Shepherd, the Greenpeace splinter group that sails around Antarctic waters harassing a Japanese whaling fleet in hopes of reducing its whaling act...

Daryl Hannah Joins Conservationist Pirates, Prepares For Battle With Japanese

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green


CANBERRA, Australia — A radical conservationist said Wednesday he will not shy away from violent confrontation with Japanese whalers, even thoug...

"Whale Wars" Show Delivers Green, Vegan Pirate Action

Dave Burdick | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green


Dave Burdick

Captain Paul Watson and crew sail about, seeking out the whaling ships, which they follow and harass in hopes of saving whales from what they believe is needless, illegal killing for commercial purposes.